Plate 46: Habit de Folie: a woman in a ballet pose, wearing a bonnet and holding a marotte in her right hand, from 'New designs for costumes' (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies)

After Claude Gillot French
François Joullain French

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Drawing, design for a female costume, 'habit de folie', from the 'New designs for costumes' (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies). The drawing depicts a woman in a ballet pose, wearing a long dress with double sleeves made up of pointed leaves, and two layers of pointed leaves on the skirt. She wears a bonnet with two points on the head, high heels, and holds a marotte in her right hand.

Plate 46: Habit de Folie: a woman in a ballet pose, wearing a bonnet and holding a marotte in her right hand,  from 'New designs for costumes' (Nouveaux desseins d'habillements à l'usage des balets operas et comedies), After Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673–1722 Paris), Etching

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